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A grant of £600 was made by the Council to the Association
for this work in 1935. The year is the financial year.
Children
under 5 Total Cost of
sent to number other forms of
Homes. of weeks. Cost. Convalescence.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
1928—1929 18 86 107 10 0 261 10 7
1929—1930 15 68 80 0 0 99 12 6
1930—1931 31 217 201 7 6 173 0 0
1931—1932 42 341 296 6 1 378 7 6
1932—1933 47 361 322 18 11 379 7 7
1933—1934 56 378 287 6 11 387 0 2
1934—1935 48 337 279 10 10 470 3 4
1935 (April 1st
to Dec. 21st) 25 240 184 10 10 389 16 0
Croydon Rescue and Preventive Association.
This Association has a Home at 34, Morland Road. As the
Council now make a yearly financial grant of £100 towards its
conduction, it is periodically inspected by the Council's officers.
Wilford Road, Lighthouse Mission Creche.
The Council give an annual grant of £100 towards the cost of
this Creche. A total of 6,649 attendances was recorded.
The premises in which the Creche is conducted are cramped
and unsuitable, but steps are being taken to erect new premises.
COOMBE CLIFF CONVALESCENT HOME.
The following is a summary of the cases dealt with. Cases
under 5 years of age were sent by the Croydon Mothers' and
Infants' Welfare Association, who contributed 15s. weekly
towards their maintenance.
No. of cases admitted during year: 139.
Total number of cases discharged: 163.
No. of patient days: 63.4 per patient (1935 cases).